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Matcolm’s angina attack was his second bout with heart surgery Malcolm Lennox has always felt strongly about the great healthcare system that Canadians enjoy, since being a guest of the renown Ottawa Heart Institute for a 1985 angioplasty. Almost 20 years later, his angina again became an issue. “I drove myself to the Port Perry hospital, but was most upset over not being in the Rotarian’s cook tent for the Dragonboat races,” he says. Both Dr. Russell and Dr. Nasser-Sharif arranged for stress tests as well as a late July angiogram. By August 6th he was undergoing bypass surgery at St. Michael’s hospital in Toronto. “It was amazing how smoothly everything was arranged because Port Perry is one of 18 hospitals connected through a Community Heart Link sys- tem,” explains Malcolm. The five-hour surgery fol- lowed by a short ICU stay brought Malcolm home within six days. “The greatest difficulty 1 encountered was hav- ing to lay in bed with my arms crossed to protect Please see fortunate’ on page 9 Malcolm Lennox underwent five-hour bypass surgery at St. Miichael’s Hospital in Toronto last August. website: www.focusonscugog.com “FOCUS. FEB.2008.indd 7 Glenn and Donna VanCamp are grateful for the care they received in both Port Perry and Toronto and say despite the complaints about the Canadian system, they received great care. Glenn had always been healthy before his triple bypass surgery Glenn Van Camp looks a picture of health today, only six months after undergo- ing a gruelling five-hour operation to repair his damaged heart. Sitting at the kitchen table of their comfortable Port Perry home, Glenn and his wife Donna recounted the events of the past two years, leading up to his triple heart bypass. Glenn said he’s always been healthy so didn’t realize he had a health problem un- til the summer of 2006, when he began to notice a shortness of breath and tightening in his chest. “He’s been healthy his entire life and has never taken medication or smoked,” Donna added about her husband. After a visit to the family doctor, he underwent a series of tests in both Port Perry and Whitby, before being sent to St. Michaels Hospital in Toronto where an angi- ogram was performed. Acoronary angiogram is an xray of the arteries located on the surface of the heart. This test helps the physician to see if any of the arteries are blocked. lenn’s case an artery was 99 per cent blocked, but following an operation to open the artery with a stent, he got a new lease on life. The results were almost immediate. “Following the operation I didn’t feel like the same person. I felt great, Please see ‘high praise’ on page 9 FOCUS - FEBRUARY 2008 7 ® srs 11069500 |